---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relates to transparency and safety requirements for developers of artificial intelligence models"
description: "Implements transparency requirements for developers of AI models; requires the establishment of an office for oversite of AI model developer transparency and reporting; makes related provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ny"
legislature: "New York Legislature"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "S 8828"
citation: "New York S 8828 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Andrew Gounardes"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-08"
last_action: "2026-03-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0593535f-741b-457e-917d-ddf41eb7b161"
source_url: "http://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8828"
source_hash: "ace50717ab161de6037c9bb3936104a7a5a7725f97927905a9e397adbf85a792"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ny"]
---

# New York S 8828 (2025-2026) — Relates to transparency and safety requirements for developers of artificial intelligence models

Implements transparency requirements for developers of AI models; requires the establishment of an office for oversite of AI model developer transparency and reporting; makes related provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **S8828** (committee substitute) — [source](http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=printbill&bn=S8828&term=2025&Text=Y)

## Votes

- Floor Vote — **58–1** (pass) · upper
- Assembly Vote — **140–2** (pass) · lower
- Rules Vote — **19–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Andrew Gounardes — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2026-01-08** REFERRED TO RULES `referral-committee`
- **2026-01-20** ORDERED TO THIRD READING CAL.94
- **2026-01-28** PASSED SENATE `passage`
- **2026-01-28** DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- **2026-01-28** REFERRED TO WAYS AND MEANS `referral-committee`
- **2026-02-25** SUBSTITUTED FOR A9449
- **2026-02-25** ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.85
- **2026-03-11** PASSED ASSEMBLY `passage`
- **2026-03-11** RETURNED TO SENATE
- **2026-03-20** DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR `executive-receipt`
- **2026-03-27** SIGNED CHAP.96 `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0593535f-741b-457e-917d-ddf41eb7b161`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New York legislature records).